Martial Peak - chapter 2789
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Chapter 2788
Translator: Silavin & Tia
Editor and Proofreader: Leo of Zion Mountain & Dhael Ligerkeys
Yang Kai stood up and returned the greeting, βBrother Kang!β
βThatβs right. The two month period is almost up. How are your preparations going?β
βNo need.β Yang Kai shook his head. If he were doing business with anybody else, he might have inspected the wares to see if everything was in order; however, it was unnecessary since he was currently dealing with Kang Si Ran, who Yang Kai trusted would never deceive him.
βHow much should I pay?β Yang Kai asked.
Yang Kai grinned, βPresident Lou is shrewd indeed. I think itβs best if I pay with Source Crystals.β
Soon, they concluded their business deal. Kang Si Ran then took out the documents, and they left their respective Soul Imprints onto the Soul Contracts to successfully complete the transaction.
βNot a problem,β Kang Si Ran nodded, βOn that note, congratulations on being promoted to the position of Azure Sun Temple Elder, Yang Kai.β
βBrother Kang, donβt be such a stranger, itβs just a small matter,β Yang Kai smiled lightly.
Upon asking about Kang Si Ranβs current situation, Yang Kai learned that the former was doing very well in Maplewood Cityβs branch office. Kang Si Ranβs cultivation was just First-Order Dao Source Realm, so normally it would be impossible for him to take up the Manager position at this branch office. However, he was promoted to the position as a special case since he was very familiar with Maplewood City. Though, he had almost reached the end of his career as a Manager here prior to obtaining Yang Kaiβs business deal. If not for this deal, it would not have been long before he was transferred away from the prosperous Maplewood City and dispatched to some remote place instead.
The deal made Lou Chi highly regard Yang Kai, as who else would be generous enough to put down forty million in a single transaction? Not to mention that Yang Kai also promised to bring two Monster Cores from Twelfth-Order Monster Beasts to Violet Source Chamber of Commerce every six months. That was a long-term business deal, one valuable enough to make Kang Si Ran irreplaceable as the Manager here. After all, Yang Kai only made this agreement with the Violet Source Chamber of Commerce out of respect for Kang Si Ran.
βGu Hong left Maplewood City?β Yang Kai was surprised. [No wonder I didnβt see him around during my trip here this time.]
βHe probably felt that he couldnβt continue working here. This is all thanks to you, Brother Yang,β Kang Si Ran repeatedly thanked Yang Kai, believing all the credit belonged to the latter.
Kang Si Ran did not know the reason for this question, but even so, he considered for a moment before replying, βHe looked panicked. Hmmβ¦ He also looked very uneasy, as if a huge catastrophe was about to befall him.β
βWhat happened?β Kang Si Ran was startled.
Kang Si Ran suspiciously asked, βDid Gu Hong offend you in some way, Brother Yang?β
Yang Kai explained, βAfter attending the auction in Maplewood City, I was stopped by the Sect Master of Broken Mountain Sect, Le Dong Zheng, when I went out of the city. At the time, I was wondering how that guy tracked me down. Moreover, he managed to intercept my path so quickly and precisely. Now, I understand; somebody was manipulating things from behind the scenes!β
Le Dong Zheng was originally one of Gu Hongβs best clients, so when Kang Si Ran took over Gu Hongβs portfolio, he had specially visited Broken Mountain Sect to give his greetings. To his surprise though, Kang Si Ran learned that Le Dong Zheng had passed away when he arrived. Following Le Dong Zhengβs death, Broken Mountain Sect fell apart and its thousands of disciples scattered.
It was obvious that Gu Hong had leaked the information about Yang Kai to Le Dong Zheng after the auction. Then, Le Dong Zheng tried to ambush Yang Kai. Unfortunately, his skills were inferior to Yang Kaiβs and the hunter ended up becoming the hunted instead.
Pondering over it, Kang Si Ranβs expression became grim, βThis matter is of great importance. Brother Yang, please wait for a moment. I will report this to President Lou immediately.β
Gu Hong was nothing but an ant to him, so there was no need to blow this matter out of proportion.
When Kang Si Ran brought up the Chamber of Commerceβs reputation, Yang Kai could hardly refuse anymore, βHowever, I donβt have any real evidenceβ¦β
It was clear that he was not trying to take the opportunity to exact his personal vendetta against Gu Hong. Although he and Gu Hong had been stuck in a rather unpleasant rivalry, Kang Si Ran was not such a petty and small-minded person. What he was doing was simply for the sake of the Violet Source Chamber of Commerce. As the saying went, βa single mouse dropping could ruin the entire pot of porridgeβ.
A short while later, Kang Si Ran returned. He said nothing regarding Gu Hongβs fate or how Lou Chi planned to punish Gu Hong, he simply apologized to Yang Kai on Lou Chiβs behalf. Similarly, Yang Kai did not ask about it either. Moreover, Kang Si Ran informed Yang Kai that he would receive a ten percent discount whenever he purchased anything from the chamber of commerce in the future. That was, without a doubt, hush money from Lou Chi.
After chatting idly for a while longer, Yang Kai said his goodbyes and left. He went directly to Spirit Lake City. Along the way, he took out the Jade Elder Token and sent a message to Xia Sheng. Thus, Xia Sheng was already standing there with a smile by the time Yang Kai arrived, waving his hand enthusiastically upon spotting him.
Yang Kai replied, βPlease donβt tease me, Senior Brother.β
All was fine before this topic was mentioned, but the moment Xia Sheng brought it up, Yang Kai couldnβt help recalling Gao Xue Tingβs heroic posture from when they were drinking that day and in response, his face visibly twitched.